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Lynx could thrive in Northumberland with most in area supporting return, study finds

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 05:00:26 +0000

Release of 20 lynx over several years into Kielder Forest area would create population of about 50 animals

Releasing just 20 lynx in Northumberland would be enough to create a healthy wild population, research has found, and most people in the area would support the practice.

Maglev train researchers may have solved ‘tunnel boom’ shock waves

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 04:00:24 +0000

Soundproofing buffers at tunnel mouths to be rolled out on China’s latest magnetic levitation train prototype

Researchers hope they may have solved the “tunnel boom” problem as they prepare to roll out China’s latest prototype magnetic levitation train.

Divergent patterns of global tuna fishing fleet dynamics among different continents

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 07 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s44183-025-00150-5

Divergent patterns of global tuna fishing fleet dynamics among different continents

Microplastics are everywhere, even in human testicles. So will the patriarchy finally step in? | Van Badham

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 02:20:28 +0000

It’s not the sisterhood busting your balls, fellas – it’s the fossil fuel interests making money from the tonnes of synthetic garbage spewed on to the planet every day

There is plastic in your balls!

Surely this should be headline news every day until the news breaks that “there is no longer plastic in your balls”, accompanied by photographs of celebration parades and ecstatic couples kissing in the streets.

‘Unprecedented’ wildfire burns area size of Paris in southern France

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 17:09:27 +0000

Advancing blaze scorches 16,000 hectares near Spanish border, destroying homes and forcing people to flee

Hundreds of firefighters are battling to stop the spread of a fast-moving wildfire in southern France after one woman died and nine people were injured as the blaze scorched a vast area of the Corbières hills.

The blaze burned an area the size of Paris over one afternoon and night and was still burning on Wednesday evening, making it the second biggest fire in France in 50 years.

Four rare Barbary lion cubs born at Czech zoo

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 16:02:35 +0000

Lion that once roamed northern Africa has been extinct in the wild since 1960s

Four Barbary lion cubs were born recently in a Czech zoo, a vital contribution for the small surviving population of a rare lion that is extinct in the wild.

The three females and one male were seen playing in their outdoor enclosure at Dvůr Králové safari park on Wednesday under the watchful eye of their parents, Khalila and Bart.

Wildfire in France tears through area as big as Paris overnight – video

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 11:08:59 +0000

Firefighters in southern France are tackling the country's biggest wildfire of the year so far. At least one person has died, with almost a dozen others injured and homes destroyed, according to local authorities.

The Aude prefecture said the fire was moving 'very quickly' and that nearly 2,000 firefighters were trying to bring it under control. The blaze has already burned through 13,000 hectares (32,100 acres), the local fire chief Christophe Magny told BFM TV

Meet the AI vegans | Arwa Mahdawi

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 10:00:52 +0000

They are choosing to abstain from using artificial intelligence for environmental, ethical and personal reasons. Maybe they have a point

Gardeners urged to collaborate to help moths and hover flies thrive in cities

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 05:00:48 +0000

Researchers found moths and hover flies are more negatively affected by urbanisation than bees

Gardeners have been urged to work with their neighbours to support moths and hover flies after research found them to be particularly sensitive to urban landscapes.

While bees get most of the attention when it comes to supporting pollinators in our cities, researchers found that their less glamorous – but no less important – counterparts from other orders are even more acutely affected by urbanisation.

Two ‘misleading’ heat pump adverts banned by UK watchdog

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 05:00:47 +0000

ASA says online ads from Aira and EDF Energy omitted key facts about eligibility for government grants

Two more “misleading” adverts promoting heat pumps have been banned by the UK’s advertising watchdog.

A week after the Advertising Standards Authority banned an Octopus Energy ad that claimed consumers could have a heat pump installed for as little as £500, it has taken action against adverts from the home heating supplier Aira and from EDF Energy.